The Civil War Era (Paperback)

Jim Cullen

ISBN 10: 1405106913 / ISBN 13: 9781405106917

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2004

Paperback. There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincolns Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary materials present a remarkable breadth and quality of relevant scholarship. Contains an extensive selection of writings and illustrations on the American Civil WarReflects society and culture as well as the politics and key battles of the Civil WarReproduces and links primary and secondary sources to encourage exploration of the materialIncludes editorial introductions and study questions to aid understanding There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology. Lincoln's Gettysburg address is here and so too is a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary present a remarkable breadth and quality of relevant scholarship. . This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781405106917

Synopsis:

There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary materials present a remarkable breadth and quality of relevant scholarship.

• Contains an extensive selection of writings and illustrations on the American Civil War
• Reflects society and culture as well as the politics and key battles of the Civil War
• Reproduces and links primary and secondary sources to encourage exploration of the material
• Includes editorial introductions and study questions to aid understanding

About the Author: Lyde Cullen Sizer is Associate Professor of History at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of The Political Work of American Women Writers and the Civil War, 1850–1872 (2000).

Jim Cullen teaches at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. He is the author of The Civil War in Popular Culture: A Reusable Past (1995) and The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation (2003), among other books. He is also the creator of a website, American History for Cynical Beginners: www.ecfs.org/projects/jcullen.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Civil War Era (Paperback)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition